The Sketch O’matic Show

Tessa Malisani of Virgin 99.9FM/iHeartRadio joins me all the way from Toronto, Canada. Tessa is a radio and TV host, voiceover artist and a theatrically trained actress. Tessa talks about her early beginnings growing up as a kid knowing she wanted a future in radio. We also get a dose of some of her accents and voiceover work. Tessa also shares what it was like becoming a new mom during the pandemic. During this podcast Tessa was simultaneously doing her show on-air and stepped away to do her live breaks then come back to continue this podcast. Tessa is the woman of many roles on and off radio and this is my very first conversation with her.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Special guest: Brooke Morrison stops by TSS. Brooke is a digital host, former on-air personality, and currently with Disney Music Group. She spent years working in radio and traveling the country. Brooke shares her experiences in her career and opens up about the loss of her mother to cancer at the very beginning of the pandemic. At the same time trying to balance her radio career in a new city (Miami). Brooke has witnessed and lived through quite a lot in her very young life and I appreciate her transparency in this interview.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Special guest: Fred Roggin is featured this week on TSS. Fred is an iconic award-winning weekday sports anchor and radio sportscaster. He's known for his massively popular sports blooper shows he started back in the 80's, 'The Hall of Shame', & 'Roggin's Heroes'. As well as new shows still airing today, 'Going Roggin', 'The Challenge', and 'Roggin's Heroes Thanksgiving' all televised on NBC4LA. Fred also hosts a radio show with his co-host Rodney Peete, 'Roggin & Rodney' heard weekdays 12-3PM on iHeartRadio's AM570 LA Sports. We get a behind the scenes peek into Fred's early origins as a kid from Detroit, Michigan then moving to Phoenix to Globe then to Yuma, Arizona to eventually getting hired at the age of 18 to host his own Top40 radio show while doing the sports too. We learn who inspired Fred to get into sportscasting, and how he ended up in Los Angeles which would lead to his longest career of 42+years of being a broadcaster. I'd like to thank Fred for not only being so gracious with his time and transparency, but I'd also like to thank him for hiring me as the voiceover for three of his TV & streaming shows, 'The Challenge' + 'Roggin's Heroes Thanksgiving' + 'The Deans Office'. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Actress & Model (and probably soon to be voicover): Mary Amerson joins TSS this week. Mary talks about moving from North Carolina to Los Angeles to pursue her goal of being an actor in Hollywood. We also talk about relationships, ghosting, dating, tv/movies, leggings....and too much to remember in this description. Mary also talks about holding down her regular day job at the very popular coffee shop, 'Pricilla's Coffee' in Burbank California then going on auditions + photo shoots in her spare time. We also get a dose of her many different voiceovers + accents she really didn't know she possessed. This is a switch up from the previous episodes I've featured but is still no less insightful and entertaining.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Special guest: Liz Hernandez is featured on TSS this week. Liz is a radio broadcaster, actress, host/star of mornings at 94.7 The Wave FM Los Angeles and founder/creator/CEO of her own very popular and successful company, Wordaful. Liz and I have worked together for years in our early days of radio. She gives us a behind the scenes look into her career and what is like to be off terrestrial radio for 10years to then making a triumphant return to FM airwaves. Liz opens up about the life struggles she had to endure along the way following the unfortunate loss of her mother. There is a lot you will learn from this incredibly kind and extremely driven human being. It is my honor to have my first sit down interview with Liz after 20+years of friendship.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Mr. Choc of The World Famous Beat Junkies is featured this week. Choc shares his early beginnings growing up in Bakersfield, California. We cover a lot about the music that influenced Choc to becoming a DJ himself. Eventually leading him to being on-air at Power106FM Los Angeles. Choc also talks about becoming a teacher at Scratch Academy to ultimately opening up his own school with his Beat Junkie family called, Beat Junkie Institute of Sound (@beatjunkieios IG) where students of all ages go to learn the craft of DJ’ing, mixing, and scratching. We also speak about life, family, friends, and the recent loss of his father, Calvin Thurston. Followed by the passing of his close family friend/brother, Byze One. It is a pleasure to feature this exceptionally talented, and yet extremely humble and kind human being. Choc is a rare breed good people and is one of the top reasons DJ’s from all over the world are in the DJ game today. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

TSS welcomes longtime friend and co-worker, DJ Fuze. Fuze is a live mix radio DJ on the afternoon drive's The Cruz Show heard daily on iHeartMedia's REAL92-3FM Los Angeles. Fuze speaks about his love and history of becoming a DJ and his dream to mix live on-air at Power106FM. Fuze began his DJ journey circa 2000 teaching himself how to DJ, scratch, and blend at the age of 15. Eventually he was given an opportunity to enter a contest to mix live on-air at Power. We also take a trip down memory lane of the Jump Off Mixes Fuze & Sketch mixed and produced together equaling a total of 10 mixes over 10 years. Fuze is known for his shy demeanor, but make no mistake-this man is a quiet GIANT when he's on the turntables. This episode is a special dedication to all the DJ's out there that share the same passion and desire as Fuze does for the DJ'ing craft.   --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Host and star of Big Boy's Neighborhood on REAL92-3FM Los Angeles: Big Boy joins this very special edition of TSS. Big is a radio broadcaster, host, actor, and most important an amazing loving husband and father to his wife and 2 kids. We get an extremely rare inside peek into his early memories growing up with his mother Ida and his brothers and sisters. He shares his struggles and what is was like to be homeless (but NOT helpless). Big lets us in how the Baka Boyz played a key role in his career path and what it was like for his very first time on-air at Power106FM with Richard "Humpty" Vission. We also learn exactly how he created his most famous crank call segment, "Phonetap". There is so much knowledge and lessons you will learn in this podcast not just about Big Boy's radio career and history, but also about life. The Sketch O'matic Show Podcast is honored to present one of the most unique and talented human beings to ever grace the radio airwaves.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Chuck Dizzle of REAL92-3FM visits TSS this week. Chuck is a radio broadcaster, DJ, and one half of the Homegrown Radio Podcast he hosts alongside DJ Hed. We start this episode with Sketch publicly apologizing to Chuck for an incident that happened years ago. Chuck shares his rise to radio and the many flaming hoops he had to jump through in order to achieve his dream of being on-air on Los Angeles FM radio. Chuck talks about giving up alcohol after showing up to work inebriated and having a run in with the law. We also get a Chuck Dizzle exclusive family announcement.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Raph stops by TSS this week. Raph is a radio broadcaster, assistant program director, and afternoon drive host at iHeartMedia's 1043MyFM. Raph shares his early start in radio in New York, to Philadelphia, all the way to working at 102.7KIISFM Los Angeles. Raph also served in the National Guard before and during the height of the COVID pandemic. He tells us about his time serving in the military before making the decision to return to radio.   --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app